Twenty states have enacted their own privacy laws, but there remains no uniform federal law to safeguard consumers’ personal data nationwide. A federal privacy law would bring consistency to existing protections, create broad and long-lasting privacy safeguards for consumers, and advance US leadership. Congress can build on the work of states and adopt a federal privacy law that:

1. provides consumers rights over their personal data, 
2. requires companies to handle personal data responsibly, and 
3. adopts a strong, consistent approach to enforcement.